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Divine Looking-Glass;

OR,

Heavenly Touch-Stone.

Proceeding from the unerring Spirit of an infinite Majefty, whose personal Refidence is feated on his Throne of bright burning Crowns of eternal Glory in another World; purchafed in this World from his divine felf only, by Virtue of pouring forth his unvaluable Life Blood unto Death, through the tranfmuting of his incomprehenfible Glory into a Body of Flefh, fent forth for a Trial of all Sorts of fuppofed fpiritual Lights in this Nation, or World, until the ever-living true Jefus, that most high, and mighty God, perfonally appeareth in the Air with his Saints and Angels, to judge between the Truth of this Epistle, and all Spirits that fhall conteft with it under Heaven. Even fo come Lord Jefus, come quickly, and fulfil thine own Promise in thy Records of Truth, that thy redeemed Ones may really know, thou art that unchangeable God which cannot poffibly lie, though Millions of unredeemed Mankind thereby fhould everlastingly perifh.

Or, An Epiftle written by Infpiration from the fiery glorious Spirit of Jefus Christ, that immortal Jew, and fpiritual Lion of the Tribe of Judah, who alone is the Lord Protector of Heavens, Earth, Angels, and Men. Unto Oliver Cromwell, that mortal Jew, and natural Lion of the fame Tribe according to the Flesh; who is ftiled, Lord

Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland; through the fecret Decree of this most high and mighty God. And to his, and the Common-wealth's moft eminent Council, and Head Officers in martial Affairs within his Dominions, as the Fore-runner of the fudden dreadful Appearing of this impartial Judge of Quick and Dead, with his elect Angels, to make an everlafting Separation between the Perfons of tender-hearted Ifraelites, and Bowellefs Canaanites. Even fo come Lord Jefus, come quickly. Amen.

Printed in the Year of our Lord 1656, and re-printed by Subfcription in the Year 1750.

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OST Heroick Cromwell, who art exalted unto Temporal Dignity beyond the Foreknowledge of Men or Angels in the most holy Name and Nature of our Lord Jefus Christ, upon the bended Knees of our Souls, we most humbly beseech thee to peruse this Epiftle with thine own Eyes, not trusting any Man about thee to view it before thee. Why? Because there is fomething written in the Book which more principally concerns thee more than all other Men within thy Territories. And in fo doing, with fpiritual Delight, by the glorious Power of the everliving God, thou may'ft in due ́ ́ Seafon become the only Counsellor to thy Council above all earthly Princes under Heaven; and not only fo, but also a faithful Defender and Deliverer of all fuffering People upon a fpiritual Account within thy Dominions; and if fo, what mortal perfecuting Powers can ftand before thee, or ferpentine curfed Plots come near thee or thine for ever?

OHN Reeve, and Lodowick Muggleton, Penmen of this Epiftle, and chofen Witneffes unto that ever blessed Body of Christ Jefus glorified, to be the only wife, very true God alone, everlasting Father, and Creator of both Worlds, and all that were made in them in a fober Oppofition of Men or Angels.

THA

HE Editor having perufed the following Treatife carefully, and finding but few Errata, thinks them not worth reciting; therefore requests the Favour of the Reader to amend what he meets with, with his Pen.

A DIVINE

TO THE

Spiritual difcerning R EA DE R.

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Y beloved fpiritual Brethren, in whom is rooted and really grounded the faving Light of Life eternal, I know that the manifold breakings forth of feeming glorious Appearances in this Age can by no means be hid from your Eyes.

Alfo you know that the true Light of Life hath almost difcovered them all to be nothing elfe but the very Depth of Mens ferpentine Subtilties, cloaked over with the divine Titles of the most infinite and holy God; fo that Mens glittering Language now is of no Value unto you, unless the holy Spirit beareth Witness unto your Spirits, that the Lord hath spoken unto them from Heaven; neither can Men blind your Eyes with their natural Miracles, artificial Jugglings, fophiftical Signs and Wonders, to cause you ever the fooner for that to receive them as immediately fent forth by the ever-living God.

I fay it is not lofty Words of Imaginary Voices, Vifions, Dreams, Revelations, Variety of Languages, Declarations of the Knowledge of the Heighths, and Depths of perishing Nature, pretended Jerufalem Journies, fuppofed feeing of fpiritual Angels with Eyes of natural Flefh, and familiar converfing with them, and knowing the Names of all the holy Angels in Glory, and every Man's protecting Angel in this World, or any fuch like carnal Fancies, can blind your Eyes any more which have received from above a diftinguishing Gift between Things of eternal Life and Death, not only from its Effects, but from its first Caules alfo.

My felected Brethren unto a pure Light, Language, and Life, from the very true God I certainly know, that nothing

in this World will fatisfy your hungry Souls, but a right Understanding of fpiritual Things which are eternal in that World to come; therefore unto you alone which look not after gilded Words, but glorious Things, prefent I this Epiftle from that Spirit which can neither deceive, nor be deceived by Men nor Angels.

Wherefore, if any fober Man of a quick Comprehenfion fhall fuppofe that this Writing might have been composed into fewer Words than is here inferted, I hope he shall wifely confider that Things of fuch Concernment require more Words than ordinary; not only for informing and confirming of the fimple Saints, but alfo for confounding of the fubtile Serpents of this Age.

Moreover, you that perufe this Epiftle which are of an unjudging tender Spirit, may alfo know, that before the eternal Spirit in Chrift Jefus became my Minifter, I was very weak in the Knowledge of learned Mens Opinions, their Difputes or Writings concerning heavenly Things which are hid from them, and revealed unto unlearned Babes.

Therefore the chief Defire of my Soul is, that it may be manifested unto elect Men and Angels, whether the Subftance of this Epiftle proceeds from mine own carnal Spirit, or from the moft pure and holy Spirit of God himself; I mean that one perfonal glorious Majefty of our Lord Jefus Chrift, whofe divine Nature both is, and fhall be Crowns of immortal ravishing Excellencies in all his Elect, at the great and dreadful Day of eternal burning Vengeance upon the Souls and Bodies of all bloody-minded impenitent Perfecutors that ever were born.

JOHN REEVE.

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